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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-22
The examination at River Falls will be
held in the Normal school building.
Teachers, Examinations.

District Clerks are required by law to
post this notice in some conspicuous place
in their respective districts. (Sec. 46l,
Revised Statutes.)
Notice is hereby given that the regular
examination of applicants for teachers
certificates, for the fall of 1887 will be
held as follows:
For inspection district No. 2, compris-
ing the towns of Rock Elm, FL Paso, Gil
man and Spring Lake, at Rock Elm,
Wis, Sept. 18th, Goth, 2lst.
For inspection district No. 3, comprls-
ing the towns of Maiden Rock, Union and
Salem, at Maiden Rock, Wis, Sept. 10Th,
9th and 2Sth.
For inspection district No. 4, compris-
ing the towns of Hartland. Isabelle and
Trenton, at Esdaile. Wis, Sept. 10Th,
3Oth, and Oct. LIST.
For inspection district No. 5, compris-
ing the towns of Diamond Bluff, Oak
GROVE, Clifton and the City of Prescott,
at Prescott, Wis, Oct. Sd, 4th and 9Th.
For inspection district No. 6, compris-
inc the towns of River Falls, Martell and
the City of River Falls. at River Falls,
Wis, Oct. 9th, 9TH and Sth.
For inspection district No. l, compris-
ing the towns of Ellsworth and Trim
belle, at Ellsworth, Wis, Oct. 10th, 18th
and 18th.
Printed examination paper will be
furnished at cost by the examiner. APP
plicants are requested to supply them
selves with pen, ink and blotters.
Sessions will begin promptly at 8 o'clock
A. NJ. on the first day. No private exam
nations will be granted.
Applicants will be required to attend
examination in their respective inspec-
ton districts. Those from Pepin county
| will be required to attend at Maiden
Rock, those from Dunn at Rock Elm,
and those from st. Croix at River Falls.
The examiner will not promise to use
old standings on new certificates.
The time for writing ON each topic viii
be.limited. Applicants are requested to
be prompt.
| OF course none are debarred from
writing; but that the results of the exam.
nation may be issued as soon as possible
only those having a reasonable assurance
of gaining a certificate are invited to at
| tend.
TIE averages for the three grades o
certificates respectively are, for the third
65 per cent, for the second 70 per cent.
and so per cent. for the first, with M
standing lower than 40 per cent.
Dated Prescott, Wis, Aug. 5, 1887.
g. l.. Bowman,
20. Supt. of Schools for Pierce Co., Wis
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Symposium on High License.
BY MARY ALLEN WEST.


Judge John G.. Irwin, of Madison
county, Illinois, than whom no man in
the county has better opportunities of
knowing whereof he speaks, and no
man in America has cleaner record
for unimpeachable veracity, writes as
follows:
FpwARDsvILLE ILL, Jan. 2, 1885.
There are twenty-three townships in
Madison county. From a statement
prepared by ii. G. Lauterman after
careful inquiry, last spring, learn
there were, at that time, five town
ships in which the number of dram
shops was just the same as before the
passage of the Harper law. In three
others he failed to ascertain the com.
parative difference, but | happen to
know that in one of these there are no
dramshOps now, and were none before
high license was enacted. In one of
the remaining townships no-license
prevails, and has prevailed for several
years; in another reduction from two
to none is reported. These two, be-
fore the change in the law, openly and
continuously sold liquor without Ii
cense, from year to year, and the only
attention paid to them. was to have
them fined twice year, on one count,
in a sum much below what a license
would have cost. Doubtless one effect
of high license has been to make Ii
censed dealers more jealous of unli-
censed competitor and this fact accounts
for the better enforcement OF the law
against this one class of offenders; for
what the dram selling fraternity de-
sire public officials to do, is done with
alacrity, while the wishes of the law
abiding classes go unheeded. In thir
teen other townships a reduction is
reported in the number of dram shops,
| from LIS to llS; 4. e., we have, or
rather had not last spring, as many by
| 81, as before the adoption of high
license. This is. perhaps, the full
extent of the reduction in county of
upwards of fifty thousand population.
But the uniform testimony of the
persons from whom the above informa-
ton was obtained (and they were not
prohibitiOnists) was that there has been
! no perceptible diminution of the real
evils of the dram shop system, and that
/ there is as much drunkenness, vice,
crime, pauperism and insanity as ever.
The inquiries made also developed the
| further fact that fully four-lfths of
| the dranlsellers of the county held only
beer licenses, and under color Of these.
sold all sorts of liquors. At the last
spring term of oar circuit court. ten
indictments for selling liquor without
a license were found, and eleven at the
fall term. IL is not TO be supposed.
however, that these represent the full
extent of the unlicensed traffic. at
the last term of the same court the
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Creamery Notes.

Cream 10 cents through September.
Next season a good deal of cream
will probably be shipped in from Hud-
son and Ellsworth.
Cream has been received by II. r.
all summer from two routes centering
at Beldenville.
AS a rule those who have been sell
ing cream this season will double their
cows next year.
1t is not necessary to collect cream
as often in the fall and winter as in
the summer and after Oct. LIST the
cream on most routes will be collected
but tAice Der week.
Feed is good and the prospects for a
late run this fall appear to be favora-
BILE.
Tie creamery hogs lave formed the
habit of ordering cracked Rye and Bar
ley mush three timdTper day. They
call for corn occasionally but it is not
on the "bill of fare.
The creamery Is ID be warmed by
steam and the radiator and pipes for
the purpose have been received.
The citizens of Alexandria, Dakota,
are advertising for an experienced re-
sponsible PARTY TO start creamery in
their town. They offer 1000 as a
bonus to induce the right man to take
hold of the enterprise.
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The National Encamnment

OF the Grand Army of the Republic, to
begin at st. Louis, Sept. 81. promises
To be one of the largest and most in.
teresting meetings ever held by the
nation : gallant defenders in the great
war for the Union. All over the
Northwest, 1.-The boys" are making
preparations to go, and have pretty
unanimously concluded that 1.-The
Burlington" is the route for all old
soldiers from Minnesota and Dakota.
and Wisconsin, Iowa and Northern
Illinois. 1t has some advantages pecu-
liar to itself, among which are that il
is the only line from Minneapolis and
st. Paul running directly over its own
road into st. Louis; that it runs for
bank of the Mississippi, aff0rding nu-
merous views of some of the most
delightful scenery in America; that it
is the only line running dining cars
| from Minneapolis and st. Paul to st.
Louis, on which meals are served liz
the finest style known; that it runs on
all night trains the most elegant and
comfortable of Pullman's celebrated
sleeping cars; that it has the smoothest
and straightest track of any railroad
| running southerly; ano that it has the
reputation of treating its patrons SO
well, and looking so carefully after
their comfort and safety, that they
always wish to 'cOme again."
A rate of one fare for the round trip
will be made from al stations on The
Burlington. For any information,
tickets and sleeping car accommoda-
tiOns, apply to any agent of The
Burlington"
Mr.. w. j. c.. Kenyon, General Pas.
senger Agent of 1.-The Burlington,
has prepared an elegant pamphlet,
which every old soldier should have,
entitled Fallen Heroes" which lie
will send free of charge to all who
will write for it at st. Paul, Mimi.
Send for it, and secure an elegant G..
4. r. souvenir. st
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-22

Jack Warburton leetured in the NJ.
E. church on the 18th. and on the 18th
organized Blue Ribbon Club with
the following officers: James ROdg
ers, President; Mrs. James Rodgers
and Mrs. W. Mathewson, Vice Presi-
dents; Barny Parks, Treasurer; Ed.
Cunningham, Secretary. The MEN,
bers of the club meet in the NJ. T..
church on the 25th, and a full attend
ance is desired.
W. Carter is moving back to his old
quarters for the winter.
Mrs. G.. R. Taylor is now in Hart
ford visiting her old friends. On her
way home she will go to Milwaukee
and buy her fall and winter stock of
millinery goods. Thanking her pat
rons for their liberal patronage in the
past, she cordially invites them all to
call and examine her stock on her re-
turn
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OAK Gr0re

Dan Lowe has gone to st. Paul where
he will work with his team.
Fred Heckel has rented his farm to
Teen" Davis, and will move to Pres
colt.
Owen Swift, of Prescott, has been in
town three or four days, working on
Tom Manion's well.
Tim Murphy has rented his grand
fathers farm.
VIII Miley is intending to start for
Dakota in few days to visit his broth
erS.
Chas. Virgins will work his farm
himself during the next year.
Theo. Tobias lost a horse few days
age.
The r. r. Co. paid Geo. Scullen Sl7
so for the hog they killed about a
month ago.
Will Redmon, of Prescott, one day
last week while in town hunting acci-
dentally discharged his gun while he
was getting into his buggy. The
charge passed through his side and
through the top of the buggy. He is
recovering slowly.
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Clarence Bardon came home from
Mayville, Dakota, last Saturday.
Mrs. ThoS. Bedall is confined to her
bed by liver complaint.
Dexter Thurber is the happy father
of a little girl since Monday.
The old man Morrison intends to re-
open his blacksmith shop at Utah.
Quite a number Of our citizens went
to st. Paul last Saturday to take in the
sham battle. They report good time.
A number of cows died of clover
blOat during the wet spell. William
Huppert lost three.
As remedy for clover bloat in cat
tie. salt and charcoal is recommended.
b. Denser lost his best mich COW
last Sunday. 1t seems that she was
tangled in the rope she was tied with.
Tom Bardon and family will move
back TO New Brunswick in short
time.
Thomas Costello raised the boss po
tatoes in this town. He has specimens
that weigh four pounds apiece. Tween
tv-four filled a bushel basket. We
have not learned the name of them, but
would call them giants.
Aaron Cornelison who has been hers
| taking care of his crops, started TO
his home IN Washburn county Thurs
| day morning.
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Imnroved Stock MOI AN.

The advantages OF Improved stock,
says Prof. Shelton. Of the State Agri-
cultural College, of Kansas, are famil-
lar to most readers of current farm lit.
erature which everywhere teaches the
need of further improvement. And
yet, improved stock, without improv:
ed farmers, and better farming, is a
foredoomed failure. There are no two
more incompatible and incongruous
things than thoroughbred stock and
scrub farmers. So long as unimprov-
ed farmers exist there is place for
scrub scock, and it is idle to talk of eff
fecting any improvement in the one
without corresponding development
of the other. -H0drd'S DairymdR.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-22

whole number of indictments found
was forty-fve, and there were twenty
three cases on the docket which had
been continued at former terms. There
were six for assault with intent to
murder, eleven for larceny, four for
burglary, three for embeZzlement.
three for cruelty To children, two for
forgery, one for election frauds and
the rest for minor offences. The dock.
ct OF the spring term was larger thar
that o: the one just mentioned. John
G. Irwin.
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A. Abair has been on the sick list
Dave Burnett and John Styles made
us flying visit recently.
Halvor Isaacson is repairing the
cellar for his store building.
Winter wheat is nearly all sown.
VIM. Anderson is putting up many
additions to his dwelling.
School will commence here on the
last Monday in October.
Miss Nena Sigurson is teaching in
the Hurley district.
Mrs. Mary Hawkins. nee Mary Ann
Hurley, has been visiting at her par
ents' this week.
One or two light frosts is ali We have
had this fall. All kinds of crops have
had a good chance to mature.
Chas. Henneman has big crop of
corn.
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A HINT.

Professor w. A. Henry, of the Wis
consin Station, last summer kept six
cows, three by pasturing and three by
soiling, having the quality of the two
herds as nearly equal as possible. The
result was product of l779 pounds of
milk from one acre'of pasture, produc-
ing 80 pounds of butter, while one
acre in soiling crops gave him 47S2
pounds of milk. which made 1915 pounds
of butter. The pasture was one of
the blue grass pastures, capable of car
rying a COW per acre through the sea-
son under favorable weather condi-
lions. -HOdrd's DdirynlaR.
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MINNEAPOLIS Expositionl

The Omaha r.. 4. Co. will sell return
tickets from River Falls to Mime
apolis on the 30th August, lst, 9Th,
Goth, Odd, 9th and Doth of September,
and 4th, 9th, 18th and 18th of OF tOber
at $l.90, including tickets to the Exhi-
bition; and from Sept. 9Th to 18th in
elusive for $l.50, including Exposition
ticket. These tickets are good for
return trip until the Monday following
their sale.
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The steamer will leave
'arties going on this excl

Parties going on this excursion to
furnish their own provisions and
blankets. The boat will remain at st.
Louis and furnish quarters for the
excursionists while there.
Round-trip tickets. good for 10 days,
81. 50. Tickets will be left with Oscar
Thomas, Maiden Rock. for sale, and
parties desiring same must purchase
of him as no tickets viii be sold after
Sept. 20, lssT.
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R)aifysCfeamery
EDITED BY G. /. Human.

IAN farmers or others interested in the Dairy
and Creamery business are invited Il furnish
contributions on any subject connected there
with. for this column. Any questions that may
be propounded will receive careful tonsidera-
ton. Until further notice address all uommuni-
Falls, WisI
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rhree Grand Harvest Excursions,

To all prominent points in Northern
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Dako-
Ia. will be run by the Chicago, st.
Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha Railway,
August 30th, September Goth and Octo-
18th, at one fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be good to return within
thirty DAYS from date of sale. Good
for stop-over west and north of st.
Paul.
For particulars address
i. W. TEAsDALE,
GenI Pass. Agt., st. Paul, MINI.
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Way Freight passes Prescott at.

Trains and run daily; ! and daily except
Sunday.
Through tickets To all points in the United
States and Canada on sale at Prescott
Baggage checked through To destination
Peerless Dining Cars and Pullman sleepers on
ali through trains.
No change of cars 10 Chicago.
FOrtickets, sleeping caTaecOmmOdations.lO local
time tables, and other information, apply to
W. g. HALLETT, Agent.
Prescott Wis.
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JEW'ELR RI.
?. PETERSON & son.

r ?. PETERSON < son,
Js WatchInakers and Jewellers,
River Falls, Wis.
Dealers IN fine Jewelry, Watches. Clocks
and Plated Ware. Sole agents for the
celebrated Rockford quick-train Watches.
All kinds Of repairing neatly executed,
and all work warranted.
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BOOTS .I.s'D SHOES.
& wETGER,

w hiNer RATS. W Is.
Manufacturers Of and Dealers in
y p1tS. Shoes. Gloves, Mittens, Hosiery,
and everything usually keptln a tirst-class
Boot and Shoe store. Custom work a
specially. Repairing promptly and neatly
done. Shop On Nam ST., inst door south
of Cameron 5 Bakery.
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Educational.


Communication from Teachers and those
Interested ia Education solicited. Address all
Communications to the Editor at Prescott, Wis.
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Grand G. A. X. Excursion to the Ma
tional Encampment at St. Louis, Mo-,
on September 81. 1887, on the steamer
Isaac Staples, under the auspices of U.
). Grant Post No. 204, Maiden Rock.
The steamer will leave
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Pleasant TaBey.


Ole Olson has rented G. d. Parker's
farm.
w. E. Webster's baby fell into their
well last week, but was only slightly
bruised.
George and Lucy Morgan spentnearly
a week visiting friends in st. Paul and
Minneapolis, taking in the fair and ex-
position.
Mrs. H. Kimberly returned to her
home at Broadhead the first of the
week.
E. ii. Parker went to the exposition
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alba Webster returned
from their visit in Minnesota the first
of the week.
Miss Belle Deans, of Kinnickinnic,
and Miss Freeman, of Thompson,
Dakota, were among the callers last
week.
E. j. Murphy purchased new sep
arator few weeks ago, which gives
good satisfaction.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

~ Y. DENNISTON,
u Ellsworth, Wis.
Abstract, Real Estate K Insurance Office
Taxes paid, and information given
Emil set OF Abstract Books for Pierre and
st. CrOiX Counties.
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Yielding to the requests Of many Of Il

Yielding to the requests of many of the
teachers and friends of education in the
county and elsewhere, we assume the
work of editing an Educational Column
for the purpose of an exchange of views,
methods, suggestions and queries which
have a direct practical bearing on the
school-work of Pierce county. We are
aware of the fact that it will be dry and
uninteresting unless it has the cordial
support of all who have an interest in To-
cal education. We are also confident
that, with proper support, it can be made
a colum of much interest and of great
practical value to the teachers of this
county. If you have any methods, sug-
gestions or thoughts which will aid in fur
thering the interest of our work, you will
confer lasting favor upon your fellow
teachers by placing your views in the
form of brief essay and send it TO the
editor at Prescott, Wis.
BY law passed last winter, each school
district is entitled to a copy of the Wis
consin Blue Book for 1887. The requisite
number has been sent and will be distrib-
uted as soon as possible. Any school otii-
Ger whose district has not been supplied
can get copy by calling at the Superin-
tendent's office,
Blank reports will soon be forwarded to
teachers for the purpose of taking COM
plete inventory of the apparatus in each
school. Also the condition of the same.
1t will confer an especial favor upon the
Supt. if great care is used in filling these
out, especially as to the condition of it.
We notice, with pleasure, the opening
of an educational column in the News
conducted by Prin. c. J. Brewer, of Els
worth. Mr.. Brewers varied experience
as teacher and his natural newspaper
ability are certainly guarantees of its sue
cess and interest. We give him and his
column cordial welcome to our midst.
BY calling at the office, district officers
can have an opportunity of inspecting
various textbooks before making a
change or introducing new books.
Lists of books for public school libraries
for the State of Wisconsin, prepared by
State Supt. J. b. Thayer, can be had by
applying at the office of Co. Supt.
Teachers falling to receive report blanks
should write for them at the opening OF
school.
The city of Prescott is erecting school
building which, for beauty of archi-
lecture, convenience, and mechanical
excellence, has no superior in the vicin-
ity. The town clock presented to the
city by Mrs. Charles Bailey, will be
placed in its tower and four faces will
Indicate the time in all directions. The
zeal and enterprise at the bottom of the
move which gives NO this building is
commendable to say the least.
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MI FfW AsfFhFs
Potatoes are badly affected with 70

Potatoes are badly affected with rot.
Hay appears to be in good demand.
The West Wis. Mfg Co. are paying
IS so in cash and furnish press AT
the premises for pressing it.
j. A. Martin and Ernest Blaisdell
took in the fair at st. Paul last week.
Farmers are beginning to plow for
and SOW winter wheat. There will
not be so much sown as there would
have been had the weather been dry
er.
Your correspondent recently spent
few days in your ely, looking over
the Normal and pnblc schools, and
noting the composition of city govern.
ment generally. His impressions
were, that the city has all the conven-
fences and none of the hardships of
life, while the woods" has no con-
veniences and all of the hardShips, but
it may be only apparent.
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HOTELS.

II ETH HOUSE,
IN J. e.. KEITH, PROPRIETOR,
Ellsworth, Wis.
Persons visiting Ellsworth will find this
pleasant place To stop.
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.oPFST UOUSE

EOREST HOUSE,
JOSEPH GRAF, PROPRIETOR,
Ellsworth, Wis.
First-class in every respect. No better
in the Valley. Particular attention given
10 the accommodation of Commercial
Travellers. Good stabling with
the house.
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HUBER HOUSE,
Ii LOUIS HUBER, PROPRIETOR,

Ellsworth, Wis.
This house is in good condition through
out. and the travelling public will always
find good table and clean beds. The
bar il constantly supplied with the best
of liquors. Good stahling.
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H.HRD WIRE.
HOOK STORES.

II EYINGS SISTERS,
la River Falls, Wis.
Keep Book Store, embracing School
and Miscellaneous Books, Periodicals..
Magazines. Curtains and Curtain Fixtures,
Wall Paper, Fancy Goods, and full line
OF Stationery.
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Tufc pknEn may be found ON file at Geo, p
NnlO FHFEE RovgeIl 4 Cos Newspaper Adj
yertisiug Bureau 90 SPRUCE StL where advertising
contracts may lie made fdf Il IN NEW YORK.
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DFRECT0RF.
Lodges.

Lodges.
Riusr fails Grange ?. ofh.
stated meetings on the I'd and 4th sAt utS ~
80, r,o,,tb al O'Clock D m i q their hallsOuth
"' LA BROWN, Master
Ms LOTrTE FLIST, Secretary
Union lodge No. IS. 4. o. D. w.
RaguIarmeetiug every hrst ana MIRO hurs1ay
sv.euIin, 0f each month All members should De
r,resent az the frst meeting every month";.
" A. BURNETT, W. VI.
& Z. BuRS BIT. Recorder.
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Blank reports will soon be forwarded to
teachers for the purpose of taking a COM
plete inventory of the apparatus in each
school. Also the condition of the same.
1t will confer an especial favor upon the
Supt. if great care is used in filling these
out, especially as to the condition of it.
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Teachers falling to receive report blanks
should write for them at the opening OF
school.